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Post angioplasty severe pain in side

Hi everyone. So I had my second angioplasty on Monday, the procedure went well from the cardiologists point of view and I have had another stent fitted right...

Hi everyone. So I had my second angioplasty on Monday, the procedure went well...

LucyBoo21

•2 years ago

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Severe anxiety

Hi I'm 9 weeks post heart bypass and since last Wednesday I have started to suffer with very bad anxiety, my tummy is constantly in knots all the time and I'm...

Hi I'm 9 weeks post heart bypass and since last Wednesday I have started to suf...

Charl70

•2 years ago

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Arthur!

Arthur had always enjoyed the drink. On pay day he would go out with the lads after work for a pint or ten! It became so problematical that his company started...

Arthur had always enjoyed the drink. On pay day he would go out with the lads af...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•2 years ago

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Lack of sleep and anxiety

Heart Attack 28 October stent fitted 31st October. LAD 80% blocked. Get to sleep fine but wake up after a few hours or more. Feel anxious

Heart Attack 28 October stent fitted 31st October. LAD 80% blocked. Get to sleep...

Gingerbaker

•2 years ago

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Awaiting Diagnosis

Following my syncope at the wheel on 28 Dec last year I have not been driving. Having had numerous tests and a more recent ecg, i am still awaiting further...

Following my syncope at the wheel on 28 Dec last year I have not been driving. ...

Chelston

•2 years ago

7 Replies

terrible constipation

Hi, I had a heart attack two and a half weeks ago and am on a range of medication. Today I had the most dreadful constipation for about three hours. Is it...

Hi, I had a heart attack two and a half weeks ago and am on a range of medicatio...

Josmall123

•2 years ago

18 Replies

Advice on palpitations

Hi I'm 48 and been living with AF and SVT and palpitations since the age of 8. During and episode of AF I suffered a mini stroke(Tia)I've had 3 oblations and...

Hi I'm 48 and been living with AF and SVT and palpitations since the age of 8. D...

Silverarrows1

•2 years ago

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Can't stop thinking?

Still fairly new. Partner not long been diagnosed with hf and everytime I'm just sitting thinking I get upset at the thought of his life being cut short a...

Still fairly new. Partner not long been diagnosed with hf and everytime I'm just...

Gchar86

•2 years ago

26 Replies

Long recovery after gardening

Hi, I sit here with heart still thumping and light headed after spending an hour in the garden raking up leaves and mowing the lawn. Really not full on...

Hi, I sit here with heart still thumping and light headed after spending an hour...

DM_56

•2 years ago

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AF flutter

Hi saw gp yesterday and she told me anxiety was causing light head and anxiety butterflies in stomach then she listened to heart and said there was very...

Hi saw gp yesterday and she told me anxiety was causing light head and anxiety ...

Charl70

•2 years ago

2 Replies

Cold and the heart

Really good piece on the BBC today about how lower temperatures affects you (even if you don't notice!) Whilst I was aware of this I know more know....

Really good piece on the BBC today about how lower temperatures affects you (eve...

uzininemm

•2 years ago

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Stent and chest pain past 10 weeks

Recently had 4 stents (10 Weeks) put into my heart . Quite fit person prior , non smoker and drinker. Following rehab, medicine and diet as suggested.Now even...

Recently had 4 stents (10 Weeks) put into my heart . Quite fit person prior , no...

Sodp

•2 years ago

13 Replies

MRI scan results

I recall a post a couple of weeks ago commenting that one of our forum friends received a letter with an MRI scan result that was incomprehensible - medical...

I recall a post a couple of weeks ago commenting that one of our forum friends r...

HenryTudor

•2 years ago

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cayenne pepper health benifits

has anyone heard or taken cayenne pepper to assist in heart conditions a video flashed up on you tube stating it acts as a blood thinner and had can assist...

has anyone heard or taken cayenne pepper to assist in heart conditions a video f...

gasp1

•2 years ago

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vertical heart ?

hi Im 33 and had an ecg 2 weeks ago just as a check up from a result I got back from blucrest which indicated a slightly abnormal qrs shape. Anyway I have had...

hi Im 33 and had an ecg 2 weeks ago just as a check up from a result I got back ...

Dfox89

•2 years ago

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LBBB Ejection Fraction advise please?

just been diagnosed with LBBB Ejection Fraction 35. Waiting to start tablets Ramipril then Bisoprolol. If anyone who has experienced this with these tablets...

just been diagnosed with LBBB Ejection Fraction 35. Waiting to start tablets Ram...

honeybubs

•2 years ago

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Amiodarone withdrawal

Hi I was on amiodarone from leaving hospital 8 weeks ago after heart bypass ,I was weened down from 600mg a day to 200 mg I stopped taking them 2 weeks ago...

Hi I was on amiodarone from leaving hospital 8 weeks ago after heart bypass ,I ...

Charl70

•2 years ago

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Stiff neck post OHS

On the 10th-11th September I had a sternumectomy (as used in bypass surgery) for an aortic dissection repair and had my aortic valve replaced. I'm really on...

On the 10th-11th September I had a sternumectomy (as used in bypass surgery) for...

witchcraft

•2 years ago

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anxiety

had stent fitted last wednesday,came out saturday and with no or little sleep ended up back in with palputations.. i am a constant worrier and have to have...

had stent fitted last wednesday,came out saturday and with no or little sleep e...

sarge1960

•2 years ago

36 Replies

AF rears it’s ugly head again

hi. I’ve been fine for sometime with regards to AF and flutters. However, since being at ED on Sunday with chest pain, nausea, headache and a wheeze I was...

hi. I’ve been fine for sometime with regards to AF and flutters. However, since ...

Nanaeli

•2 years ago

13 Replies

drug test

what does drug test actually shows? does it tell about nicotine? i'm scared of that please help

what does drug test actually shows? does it tell about nicotine? i'm scared of t...

kassidy112

•2 years ago

6 Replies

Entresto

I would be interested to hear about your health while taking Entresto, I’ve just started on this medication.

I would be interested to hear about your health while taking Entresto, I’ve just...

Nanatotwo

•2 years ago

9 Replies

question please ref Kalms or similar

hello , I take Adizam, cansetarden, ravostatin, and clopidogrel for heart and bp Also asthma medication I’m prone to anxiety and wondered if anyone out...

hello , I take Adizam, cansetarden, ravostatin, and clopidogrel for heart and bp...

Hazel1010

•2 years ago

13 Replies

How is angina diagnosed ?

I get chest pain every day when I’m walking up to the school , I’m waiting to see my respiratory consultant regarding test results from a few different...

I get chest pain every day when I’m walking up to the school , I’m waiting to se...

Westie2012

•2 years ago

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Interatrial Septal Aneurysm (ASA) - anyone with knowledge or experience of this condition or relevant recent research?

I am 75, with 2 years of paroxysmal AF, and looking again at my first Echocardiogram I had in May 2022, I notice there was a finding of an "interatrial septal...

I am 75, with 2 years of paroxysmal AF, and looking again at my first Echocardio...

ozziebob

•2 years ago

12 Replies

little update

my uncle is still in hospital after his bypass, aneurysm repair and valve replaced. His heart rate is up and down and they have put a temporary pace maker. I...

my uncle is still in hospital after his bypass, aneurysm repair and valve replac...

Lydia_1

•2 years ago

7 Replies

Query about sumatriptan and heart disease

I have been getting sooo many migraines nothing has helped always comes back and I decided today to go to doctors and they gave me sumatriptan to take 50mg and...

I have been getting sooo many migraines nothing has helped always comes back and...

Yumz199725

•2 years ago

11 Replies

Dental Implants after AVR

Hi, I had a tissue AVR in 2017 with a mild leak following OHS. In January 2022 I had a Paravalular leak closed. I have just been signed off by my...

Hi, I had a tissue AVR in 2017 with a mild leak following OHS. In January 2022 ...

johncrees

•2 years ago

8 Replies

blood test

i did a CBC , kidney and liver blood test does it show if i was taking nicotine? HELP! my psychiatrist asked me about my medicines

i did a CBC , kidney and liver blood test does it show if i was taking nicotine?...

kassidy112

•2 years ago

2 Replies

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All posts for November 2022

Post angioplasty severe pain in side

Severe anxiety

Arthur!

Lack of sleep and anxiety

Awaiting Diagnosis

terrible constipation

Advice on palpitations

Can't stop thinking?

Long recovery after gardening

AF flutter

Cold and the heart

Stent and chest pain past 10 weeks

MRI scan results

cayenne pepper health benifits

vertical heart ?

LBBB Ejection Fraction advise please?

Amiodarone withdrawal

Stiff neck post OHS

anxiety

AF rears it’s ugly head again

drug test

Entresto

question please ref Kalms or similar

How is angina diagnosed ?

Interatrial Septal Aneurysm (ASA) - anyone with knowledge or experience of this condition or relevant recent research?

little update

Query about sumatriptan and heart disease

Dental Implants after AVR

blood test

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